15 day Kosht
festival concludes
Chitral: Annual 15 days Kosht folk festival concluded in a very
scenic valley of Kosht of upper Chitral some 85 KM from here. The
folk festival was started in first week of September where 12 teams
of Polo, 42 Football teams, 18 volley Ball teams and 2 donkey polo
teams participated in the festival. The final polo match Shaldeen
Polo team defeated Kosht A polo team with 6 goals than 3 goals.
Shaldeen Polo team score 6 goals and won champion trophy. Similarly
in donkey
polo match Badhilaf Shanjoran team defeated Qash Brohkagh team
with 2 goals
than zero because the runner up team could not score any goal. In
final match of football Nojawan Kosht Football team defeated Gohkeer
football team the match was finalized with penalty.
Prominent
figure of Chitral Captain Shahzada Sirajul Mulk was chief guest on
the occasion. While a large number of non local tourists also had
reached in the scenic valley to enjoy colorful events in a entire
peaceful environment without any security. The players were playing
with great zeal and zest on the beating of continue drums and with
local folk music. As well
as
culture show was an important part of the festival and so many small
stalls had been installed in the ground. It is worth to mention here
that the organizing committee had committed for its security through
their volunteer groups. Thousands of people were present in the
ground on final day of the festival who enthralled from different
colorful events.
Addressing on the occasion Chairman of Chitral Association for
Mountain Areas Tourism (CAMAT) Shahzadar Sikandarul Mulk thanked all
of those who play role to finalize this event peacefully. An
Islamabad based tourist Miss Nadia Qasim who along with her family
specially arrived here to attend this festival told this scribe that
she surprised to saw so crowd and gathering without any security.
She said that I came to Chitral on first time and want to come here
every year to enjoy this peaceful environment among the very
hospitality of local people. She said I must suggest tourists
domestic as well as foreigners to must come here and enjoy this
peaceful scenario of Chitral. At the end chief guest distributed
trophy and cups among the players. The speakers in their welcome
address demanded for establishment of a full fledge stadium,
maintenance of roads and providing them all basic facilities because
the inhabitants are deprived from civic amenities.
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